Seasoned & Pan-Fried NY Steaks with Garlic Butter Sauce

I know Thanksgiving is in a few days, but sometimes when it's this close to Thanksgiving the last thing I want to eat is all the food I'll be eating on that day. Sometimes I just want something simple and delicious, maybe even succulent enough for a (rare) date night for two at home. This steak is perfect for those occasions.

You may recognize this steak from my post a few weeks ago on wine pairings with meats. This particular steak was paired with a dessert wine, I thought it was a perfect match. The steak itself is seasoned, then simply pan fried. Once it's cooked, it's sauteed in a butter garlic salt, then removed from the heat to sit under foil to continue cooking through a little longer.

While this steak is great as is and how I've shown you here, this is also a great base to serve with other sauces or additions. You could also slice the steak up and serve in a salad, burrito or even a stew.

Sometimes we all need a quick twenty minute recipe, and steak doesn't usually come to mind when you're imagining something quick. This is one of my favorite quick recipes because it seems like you spent a while on it and it's not your typical fish or chicken quick meal.

Ingredients:

• 2 boneless New York Steaks
• 1-1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper 
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon dried basil
• 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 3-4 cloves crushed garlic

Directions:

Bring steaks to room temperature, leave out of refrigerator for about half an hour.

Once ready, season with salt, pepper, paprika, basil and oregano.

In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium/high.

Once heated, add steaks to skillet. Cook each side between 3-5 minutes. 

Once cooked through add butter and garlic to the pan.

Pool the butter under each steak while cooking for about 3 minutes.

Remove from heat and cover steaks with foil for about 10 minutes.

Filter the skillet juices through a small mesh sieve.

Serve and top with remaining butter sauce.

Enjoy!